School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110)
ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110): School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) was 1.02 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.02 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.4%
Rank
150th
of 221 groups
All-time high
1.02 GPIA
in 2024
All-time low
0.6385 GPIA
in 1978
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110) is 1.02 GPIA, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 13.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110) peaked at 1.02 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.6385 GPIA, in 1978.
That places ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110) 150th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110), year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.6823 GPIA | — |
| 1971 | 0.6804 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 1972 | 0.6596 GPIA | -3.1% |
| 1973 | 0.6509 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 1974 | 0.657 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1975 | 0.6415 GPIA | -2.4% |
| 1976 | 0.6435 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 0.6436 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.6385 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 1979 | 0.6436 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1980 | 0.6534 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 1981 | 0.6683 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 1982 | 0.6662 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 1983 | 0.6863 GPIA | +3.0% |
| 1984 | 0.6919 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 0.6982 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1986 | 0.6997 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 0.6971 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 1988 | 0.6924 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 1989 | 0.6966 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 0.6688 GPIA | -4.0% |
| 1991 | 0.6853 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 1992 | 0.6979 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 0.7002 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 0.7629 GPIA | +9.0% |
| 1995 | 0.8017 GPIA | +5.1% |
| 1996 | 0.8415 GPIA | +5.0% |
| 1997 | 0.8442 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 0.8468 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 0.8413 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 0.8378 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 0.8303 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.8238 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 0.8185 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.8183 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.8091 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 0.8101 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.8085 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.8058 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.7905 GPIA | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 0.8134 GPIA | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 0.8181 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.8764 GPIA | +7.1% |
| 2013 | 0.8992 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 0.8992 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.9055 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.9356 GPIA | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 0.9521 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 0.964 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 0.9728 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 0.9892 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 0.9967 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 1 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 1.02 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.6541 GPIA | 0.6385 GPIA | 0.6823 GPIA | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.685 GPIA | 0.6534 GPIA | 0.6997 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7691 GPIA | 0.6688 GPIA | 0.8468 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8153 GPIA | 0.7905 GPIA | 0.8378 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9036 GPIA | 0.8134 GPIA | 0.9728 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.01 GPIA | 0.9892 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110)
More education data for ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -1.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 11.77 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.6 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 13.46 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.69 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 8.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.92 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.31 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.71 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -1.49 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110)?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110) was 1.02 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.02 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6385 GPIA in 1978.
- How does ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110) rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index?
- ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110) ranks 150th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release